WEBVTT BIANCA BELTRAN IS LIVE WITHMORE.REPORTER THE NEED FOR MOREHOUSING IS COMING TO A BOILINGPOINT BETWEEN HOMELESSNESS ANDTHE DEBATE OVER SHORT-TERMRENTALS.HOMEOWNERS ARE SAYING WHEN ITCOMES TO RAISING RENTS, ENOUGHIS ENOUG AND SANTA CRUZ ISNAMED ONE OF THE HAPPIEST PLACESIN THE U.S. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO, THE COST OF LIVING, ESPECIALLYFOR RENTERS, NOT EVERYONE ISHAPPY.>> IT HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY.SANTA CRUZ USED ALWAYS KIND OFBE ARTSY, LAID-BACK, A REFUGEFOR MISFITS.THE PRESS HAS JUST GONE UP ANDUP AND UP.REPORTE: A RECENT STUDY BY UCSANTA CRUZ FOUND THAT A MAJORITYOF RENTERS ARE SPENDING MORETHAN 30% OF THEIR INCOME ONRENT, ARE EXPERIENCINGOVERCROWDING AND ARE FORCED TO, MOVE BECAUSE OF RENTINCREASES.>> MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESSNOW WERE NOT HOME IS A YEAR AGOOR SIX MONTHS AGO.PEOPLE ARE LOSING HOMES AT ARAPID RATE RIGHT NOW.IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ANUMBER OF YEARS BUT RIGHT NOW ITIS REPORTER: RIG NOW IT IS AFEVER PITCH.REPORTER: IT'S A PROBLEMSTATEWIDE, PROMPTING SENATORKAMALA HARRIS TO CALL FOR ACTIONFROM CONGRESS.LEADING TO HELP AFFORDABLEHOUSING FOR LOW AND MIDDLE CLASSRESIDENTS.THEY NEED HELP TO FINDAFFORDABLE HOUSING.REPORTER: RESIDENTS IN SANTACRUZ COUNTY ARE CALLING ON CITYCOUNCIL TO ENACT A FREEZE ONRENT INCREASES AND EVICTIONS TOKEEP MORE PEOPLE FROM ENDING UPON THE STREETS.>> RIGHT NOW, EVERYTHING ISSTILL ON THE TABLE.SOME OF THOSE PROPOSALS WILL BECONSIDERED.WE ARE NOT AT THE POLICYDEVELOPMENT STAGE YET.WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO ISCULMINATE ALL OF THIS TODECEMBER 5 AND BE ABLE TO COMEBACK DECEMBER 5 AT ANOTHER STUDYSESSION AND SAY ALRIGHT COUNCILCOMMUNITY, WOULD YOU LIKE US TODO?REPORTER: SANTA CRUZ DECLARETHIS WEEK AFFORDABLE HOUSINGWEEK TO TACKLE THIS ISSUE.THEY'RE TAKING ACTION TONIGHT BYHAVING A STUDY SESSION ONHOUSING DURING THE CITY COUNCILMEETING AS WELL AS CONSIDERINGAN ORDINANCE ON SHORT-TERMRENTAL.DA THANK YOU VERY MUCH.ACCORDING TO THE CITY, ONLYABOUT 23% OF HOUSING UNITS WOULD